Scoop.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY H. I-IODELL, OF GLEYELAND, Ol-IIO.

SCOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,522, dated. January7, 1902.

Application filed October 3, 1900. Serial No. 31,838. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY H. HODELL, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Scoops, of which the followingis a specification, the principle of the invention being hereinexplained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying thatprinciple, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

My invention relates to scoops or similar implements constructed of Wirein which it is desired to combine lightness and strength with economy ofconstruction.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailcertain means embodying the invention, such disclosed means constitutingbut one of various forms in which the principle of the invention may beused.

In said annexed drawings, Figure I represents a perspective View of theblade of my improved scoop. Fig. II represents a bottom plan enlargeddetailed view thereof, and Fig. III represents a side elevation of thescoop.

My said invention is directed to the construction of the blade of thescoop, which consists of a series of wires a,which are secured to thefront portion of the blade upon the under surface of atransversely-located lip or cross-piece b, the secured portions beinglocated on the inner or rear edge portion of said lip, the wires beingthereby rigidly secured relatively to each other. Said wires extendtoward the rear of the scoopin planes substantially parallel with eachother, forming the body portion of the blade. The two lateral wires oneach side incline upwardly, as shown. From the rear portion of the bladeof the scoop said lateral wires are bent, as shown in Fig. I, and curvedaround the back of the blade. Wires intermediate of said lateral wireshave their rear end portions bent upwardly, such bent portions beinginterlocked with or secured to the transverselylocated bent portions ofsaid lateral wires, the extreme ends thereof being secured to the bentportion of the extreme lateral wire. Such interlocked and secured bentwires form an upwardly-extending curved back flange of the scoop, theinclined portions of such lateral wires forming the side flangesthereof. One or more lateral wires are extended backward from the upperedge of the middle of the back flange and in conjunction with two ormore central intermediate wires,which are similarly extended, form ashank c, to which the handle of the scoop may be attached. Theseextended portions are preferably welded, but may be bound to each otherwith a suitable solder. Such lateral wires which are not extended, aswires a, are caused to continue across the back of the scoop, as shown,and where necessary one or more intermediate wires, as a may be bent andextended across the back of the scoop to form one transverse element ofsaid back flange. The

front portions of each two adjacent wires may be formed integrallywitheach other or looped, as shown in Fig. II, and such loops secured inlugs 1), formed upon the bottom of the rear edge portion of the lip 12,the wires being secured in the recesses formed by said lugs. The frontedge portion of said lip is bent downwardly, as shown in Fig. III, adistance sufllcient to cause the end and exposed portions of the wiressecured to the under surface of the lip and projecting downwardlytherefrom to lie in a plane above a plane passing through the lowermostedge of said lip and the lowermost portion of the main body portion onthe blade, as shown in Fig. III, thereby permitting the bottom of thescoop to lie upon a surface without permitting the front or loopedportions of the wires to come in contact with such surface, whereby suchwires are pre vented from obstructing the passage of the scoop over it.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanismherein disclosed provided the means covered by any one of the followingclaims be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as myinvention-- 1. A scoop-blade consisting of a series of wires secured atthe front of the blade to a transversely-located lip, lateral wiresbeing inclined upwardly and bent at the rear of the blade, andintermediate wires bent upwardly at the rear of the blade, such bentportions secured to the bent portions of such lateral wires, formingwith the latter a back flange, bent portion of said lateralwires a, andformthe extreme lateral and the central wires being with the latteraback flange, the extreme ing extended from said flange to form a shanklateral and the central wires being extended to which the scoop-handlemay be secured. from said flange to form the shank c as shown I 5 5 2.The scoop-blade consisting of the series and described.

of wires a secured at the front of the blade Signed by me this 1st dayof October, 1900.

to the lower side of the transversely-located 1 lip 19, lateral wires abeing inclined upwardly HENRY HODLLL' and bent at the rear of the blade,and inter- Attest:

[O mediate wires bent, upwardly at the rear of D. T. DAVIES,

the blade, such bent portions secured to such A. E. MERKEL.

